Improvement in sad-iron stand and scourer



Patented. Aug. 21,1877.

N.PETERS, PHOTO-LITHQGRAPHER. WASHINGTUN. D C.

UNITED; STATES PATENT omen -FRANOIS RAYMOND, OF WHEELING, WEST.VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAD-IRON STAND AND SCOURER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,371, dated August21, 1877; application filed April 3, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS RAYMOND, of the city of Wheeling, county ofOhio, State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Smoothing-Iron Stand and Scourer Combined; and I herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a smoothing-iron stand and scourer combined,made of cast metal or other suitable material in a light portable form,convenient for household or laundry use.

The main object of my invention is to remove from the face of the ironthe starch which adheres to it while ironing the clothes.

Heretofore this has been done in various ways-such, for instance, asrubbing the face of the iron with salt or bees-wax, or by scraping thesurface with a knife; but all of these are more or less inconvenient,troublesome, and imperfect operations. 7

To accomplish this object I have devised an iron scourer, consisting ofa case shaped like a sad-iron having a removable bottom upon which isplaced a scouring surface made of sand, emery, or other equivalentmaterial previously prepared on paper or cloth, the top of the caseextending over the body of theiron, and being so constructed as to servethe purpose of a stand for the iron to rest upon when not in use, andalso permits the iron being placed in the case for the purpose ofsecuring its face without removing the hand from the handle of the iron.

In order that others may make and use my invention, I will now proceedto more fully explain its construction and the manner of using the same,reference being had to the drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview; Fig. 2, a plan or top view Fig. 3, a longitudinal central section.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts.

In the drawings, the letter A represents an iron -shaped case withperforated inclined sides 0, having inwardly-projecting ledges c e e 0at the top edge, to form a restfor the iron when not in use. The caseAis provided with a handle, b, and has a loose bottom, 0, upon which isplaced the scouring surface D, of sand or emery.

The bottom 0 is made removable for the purpose of renewing the scouringsurface D with another sheet of prepared paper or cloth,

and to this end it is madea trifle smaller than the opening, to allowthe cloth or paper being turned over the edge of the bottom, so thatwhen shut in the case the paper or cloth will be held securely inposition, and will not give when the iron is rubbed across its surface.

When it is found that the polishing-face of the iron has become gummyfrom the starch or other substances used in stiffening or polishingclothes, it is pushed into the case A upon the scouring-surface bottomO,and,with a few alternate rotary movements of the iron upon the bottom,its face is scoured smooth, and thoroughly cleansed withoutinjury to thesmoothing-face of the iron.

The peculiar shape or outline of the projecting ledges 'c e c 0 is forthe purpose of admitting the handle of the iron turning right and leftin the case, to facilitate the operation of cleansing or scouring theface of the iron.

. The dotted lines on the plan represent the iron in the case.

When not in use the iron is placed on top of the case A, resting ontheledges e c e 6.

The removable bottom can be prepared with a coating of sand, emery, orother equivalent material direct upon its surface but I do not think itwould be as economical or practical,

for experience has proven that the rough sur face soon fills with thestarch from the iron, and becomes useless consequently a newsurfacemustbe substituted, and this is readily done with a sheet of sand or emerypaper or cloth, in the manner hereinbefore mentioned in detail.

Having described my invention, what 1 claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. The case A, constructed with open bottom, handle b, elevated sides 0,and laterallyprojecting ledges e e e 0, substantially as and for thepurposes described.

2. In combination with the open bottom case A, the removable bottomboard 0, fitting loosely within the open bottom of the case, and coveredwith a scouring material, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

3. The combined sad-iron stand and scourer, composed of case A,constructed with handle 17, sides 0, and flanges e e e 0", removablebottom 0, and removable scouring surface D,

all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as and for thepurposes set forth and shown.

R. G. BARR, CY. Buns HOWARD.

